To:G. M. KRZHIZHANOVSKY

Written:Written on February 22, 1922Published:First published in 1959 inLenin Miscellany XXXVI.

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22/II.Secret

ComradeKrzhizhanovsky:

Inone of his letters to the C.C., Comrade Trotsky,
writes about the failure of our planning organs.

Thisis true insofar as, for instance, theadministrativeside of the work at
Gosplan[1]isdefinitelynot organised.

Thepersonalresponsibility of every member of Gosplan
forsuch-and-such(principal) functions has not been
established. There is no distribution between Gosplan members
of the work of “general supervision” over the plan’s
fulfilment, without which everything == 0.

Conclusion:we must hasten with the draft decisions
(let’s have them as soon as possible), both about Gosplan’s
staffs and its Presidium (of 15 men?? I think this will make
it worse, because then there will beeven lesspersonal
responsibility), and the 3-manPresidium Bureau(let’s see
your arguments: I think this Bureau should be the
Presidium itself). I wonder who could substitute for Pyatakov
for a time (until 15.V)?

Thethree members of the Bureau (if the C.C. confirms
three: you + Pyatakov + Osadchy) should set up the
administrative section anew. If Pyatakov + Osadchy are to be
the administrators,they will answerwith their heads for
any “slip” (failure to appoint some Gosplan member to
do such-and-such a job, failure to check up on his work,
failure to bring some shortage to notice in good time,
etc.).[2]

Hurryon with the final draft of the relationships with the
planning organs of the People’s Commissariats, the
composition of the Bureau, etc.

Withcommunist greetings,Lenin

[1]TheState Planning Commission.–Ed.—Lenin

[2]SeeCollected Works, Fifth (Russian) Edition, Vol. 54,
Document 333.—Ed.